Cold Air Guns
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Product Overview
Versatile Spot Cooling for Machining, Repair Shops and More
Cold Air Guns use vortex tube technology and filtered compressed air to produce sub-freezing air as low as -30 deg F for numerous industrial spot cooling applications. With no moving parts to wear out, Cold Air Guns require no electricity at the target, just a compressed air source.
Cold Air Guns are most often used for cooling of metal parts, in the machining and repair of metals, plastics, wood, ceramics and other materials. Cold air machining outperforms mist coolants and substantially increases tool life and feed rates on dry machining operations. The effective cooling from a Cold Air Gun can eliminate heat-related parts growth while improving parts tolerance and surface finish quality. Cold Air Guns have adjustable temperature and flow settings; and some models have a frost free nozzle to eliminate mess from frost and condensation.
Product Overview
Versatile Spot Cooling for Machining, Repair Shops and More
Cold Air Guns use vortex tube technology and filtered compressed air to produce sub-freezing air as low as -34 deg C for numerous industrial spot cooling applications. With no moving parts to wear out, Cold Air Guns require no electricity at the target, just a compressed air source.
Cold Air Guns are most often used for cooling of metal parts, in the machining and repair of metals, plastics, wood, ceramics and other materials. Cold air machining outperforms mist coolants and substantially increases tool life and feed rates on dry machining operations. The effective cooling from a Cold Air Gun can eliminate heat-related parts growth while improving parts tolerance and surface finish quality. Cold Air Guns have adjustable temperature and flow settings; and some models have a frost free nozzle to eliminate mess from frost and condensation.
Benefits
- Increase dry machining speeds up to 36%
- Extend tool life by 50%
- Eliminates the mess, expense and safety concerns of using mist coolants
- Reduce waiting or normalization time by cooling parts faster
- Eliminate the potential for burning and scorching
- Avoid secondary parts cleaning after machining
- Reduce grinding wheel loading caused by overheating
- Airflow clears sawdust, chips, shavings and dirt away from surface
Features
- Creates cold air up to 100 F deg below the inlet compressed air temperature
- Quiet operation; meets OSHA noise specifications
- Adjustable temperature and flow rate
- Highly reliable with no moving parts
- Low pressure outlet air
- Uses only compressed air – no Freon
- System includes a magnetic base and a 5 micron auto-drain compressed air filter
- Magnetic base allows for easy, close in positioning and easy portability
- Ergonomic trigger mechanism on the Cold Air Pistol
- Frost free nozzle eliminates mess from frost and condensation
Benefits
- Increase dry machining speeds up to 36%
- Extend tool life by 50%
- Eliminates the mess, expense and safety concerns of using mist coolants
- Reduce waiting or normalization time by cooling parts faster
- Eliminate the potential for burning and scorching
- Avoid secondary parts cleaning after machining
- Reduce grinding wheel loading caused by overheating
- Airflow clears sawdust, chips, shavings and dirt away from surface
Features
- Creates cold air up to 56 C deg below the inlet compressed air temperature
- Quiet operation; meets OSHA noise specifications
- Adjustable temperature and flow rate
- Highly reliable with no moving parts
- Low pressure outlet air
- Uses only compressed air – no Freon
- System includes a magnetic base and a 5 micron auto-drain compressed air filter
- Magnetic base allows for easy, close in positioning and easy portability
- Ergonomic trigger mechanism on the Cold Air Pistol
- Frost free nozzle eliminates mess from frost and condensation
Applications
- Milling, drilling, turning and other metalworking operations
- Machining of plastics, composites, wood & other materials
- Bearing installation and replacement
- Surface grinding, drill & tool sharpening
- Cooling of molds & molded pieces
- Cooling of hot metal parts
- CNC Routers, blades & band saws
- Spot cooling of parts & assemblies
- Industrial sewing & textiles
- Setting hot melts & adhesives
- Thermal testing of sensors
- Cooling welds & solders
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| Vortec Frost Free Cold Air Gun The Frost Free Cold Air Gun cools tools quickly and without the mess of liquid lubricants or frost from standard cold air guns. Used in a wide variety of applications including cutting and drilling, and will increase tool life and feed rates in dry machining operations. |
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| Vortec Cold Air Pistol The Cold Air Pistol delivers spot cooling on demand, for cooling parts and welds, speeds tool changes, sets adhesives and hot melts, and facilitates thermal cycling. Here the Cold Air Pistol spot cools hot bearings after installation on the shaft. The Cold Air Pistol cools instantaneously, cooling quickly and with no liquid mess. |
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| Cold Air Gun in an OEM Application MAG uses the Vortec Cold Air Gun in their VIPER® Fiber Placement Systems to improve the quality of the aerospace parts produced by VIPER. The Cold Air Gun chills and conditions the pre-impregnated graphite fiber resin, making it easier to dispense and resulting in the highest possible dexterity, flexibility and range for large to complex aerospace parts. |
| Cold Air Gun | 610 | 620 | 630 | 611 |
| Compressed air pressure (psig) | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 |
| Inlet size (NPT pipe thread, inches) | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
Minimum Outlet Temperature, deg F
(at 70 deg F inlet air) | -10 | 10 | 30 | -10 |
| Cooling Capacity (BTU/hr) | 900 | 1500 | 2500 | 900 |
| Air Consumption @ 100 psig (scfm) | 15 | 25 | 35 | 15 |
| Outlet Air Flow Rate (scfm) | 2 to 15 | 8 to 25 | 18 to 35 | 2 to 15 |
| Dimensions, inches | | | | |
| Overall Length | 18 5/8 | 18 5/8 | 18 5/8 | 19 5/8 |
| Diameter | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 |
| Nozzle Length | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Flexible Nozzle Diameter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 3/16 |
| Outlet Diameter (ID) | 3/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 |
| Magnetic base diameter | 3 3/16 | 3 3/16 | 3 3/16 | 3 3/16 |
| Magnetic base height | 4 1/8 | 4 1/8 | 4 1/8 | 4 1/8 |
| Weight, lbs | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Supply hose | | | | |
| Diameter, inch | 3/8 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 3/8 |
| Maximum recommended distance, feet | 25 | 15 | 30 | 25 |
| Recommended filter size | 25 scfm | 25 scfm | 35 scfm | 25 scfm |
| Filter model* | 701S-24A | 701S-24A | 701S-36A | 701S-24A |
| Cold Air Gun | 621 | 631 | 615 | 424 | Microtarget |
| Compressed air pressure (psig) | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 | 80 - 100 | 40/80 |
| Inlet size (NPT pipe thread, inches) | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 1/4" tubing |
Minimum Outlet Temperature, deg F
(at 70 deg F inlet air) | 20 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 35/24 |
| Cooling Capacity (BTU/hr) | 1500 | 2500 | 900 | 400 | 16/50 |
| Air Consumption @ 100 psig (scfm) | 25 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4/6 |
| Outlet Air Flow Rate (scfm) | 7 to 25 | 16 to 35 | 9 | 4 | 0.16 to 0.8 |
| Dimensions, inches | | | | | |
| Overall Length | 19 5/8 | 19 5/8 | 13 | 5 7/8 | 16 |
| Diameter | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | - | 1 1/8 | 1 1/4 |
| Nozzle Length | 9 | 9 | - | 5 | 7 |
| Flexible Nozzle Diameter | 1 3/16 | 1 3/16 | - | 5/8 | - |
| Outlet Diameter (ID) | 3/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 1/8 | |
| Magnetic base diameter | 3 3/16 | 3 3/16 | - | - | - |
| Magnetic base height | 4 1/8 | 4 1/8 | - | - | - |
| Weight, lbs | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Supply hose | | | | | |
| Diameter, inch | 3/8 | 1/2 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| Maximum recommended distance, feet | 15 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 40 |
| Recommended filter size | 25 scfm | 35 scfm | 25 scfm | 8 scfm | 8 scfm |
| Filter model* | 701S-24A | 701S-36A | 701S-24A | 402-20 | 402-20 |
*Filter included with Cold Air Gun Systems
| Cold Air Gun | 610 | 620 | 630 | 611 |
| Compressed air pressure (bar) | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 |
Inlet size
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1/4" NPT |
1/4" NPT |
1/4" NPT |
1/4" NPT |
Minimum Outlet Temperature, deg C
(at 20 deg C inlet air) | -23 | -12 | -1 | -23 |
| Cooling Capacity (BTU/hr) | 225 | 378 | 630 | 225 |
| Air Consumption @ 100 psig (slpm) | 425 | 708 | 991 | 425 |
| Outlet Air Flow Rate (slpm) | 57 to 425 | 227 to 708 | 510 to 991 | 57 to 425 |
| Dimensions, mm | | | | |
| Overall Length | 473 | 473 | 473 | 498 |
| Diameter | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Nozzle Length | 203 | 203 | 203 | 229 |
| Flexible Nozzle Diameter | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
| Outlet Diameter (ID) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Magnetic base diameter | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Magnetic base height | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Weight, kg | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Supply hose | | | | |
| Diameter, mm | 9.50 | 9.50 | 12.70 | 9.50 |
Maximum recommended
distance, meters | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Recommended filter size, slpm | 708 | 708 | 991 | 708 |
| Filter model* | 701S-24A | 701S-24A | 701S-36A | 701S-24A |
| Cold Air Gun | 621 | 631 | 615 | 424 | Microtarget |
| Compressed air pressure (bar) | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 | 5.5 - 7 | 2.25/5.5 |
| Inlet size | 1/4" NPT | 1/4" NPT | 1/4" NPT | 1/8" NPT | 6.35 mm
tubing |
Minimum Outlet Temperature, deg C
(at 20 deg C inlet air) | -7 | 2 | -18 | -12 | 2/-4 |
| Cooling Capacity (BTU/hr) | 378 | 630 | 225 | 101 | 4/12.5 |
| Air Consumption @ 100 psig (slpm) | 708 | 991 | 425 | 227 | 113 |
| Outlet Air Flow Rate (slpm) | 198 to 708 | 453 to 991 | 255 | 113 | 4.5 to 11.6 |
| Dimensions, mm | | | | | |
| Overall Length | 498 | 498 | 330 | 149 | 406 |
| Diameter | 44 | 44 | -- | 29 | 32 |
| Nozzle Length | 229 | 229 | -- | 127 | 178 |
| Flexible Nozzle Diameter | 30 | 30 | -- | 1042340 | -- |
| Outlet Diameter (ID) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Magnetic base diameter | 81 | 81 | -- | -- | -- |
| Magnetic base height | 105 | 105 | -- | -- | -- |
| Weight, kg | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Supply hose | | | | | |
| Diameter, mm | 9.50 | 12.70 | 9.50 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
Maximum recommended
distance, meters | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Recommended filter size, slpm | 708 | 997 | 708 | 227 | 227 |
| Filter model* | 701S-24A | 701S-36A | 701S-24A | 402-20 | 402-20 |
*Filter included with Cold Air Gun Systems
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Vortec products are designed to conserve compressed air, reduce factory air-related noise and operating costs, increase equipment efficiently, and improve manufacturing methods and productivity. We believe you will find that all of the products we manufacture are user-friendly, easy to maintain, and are of the highest quality for long and reliable operation. Our entire staff is committed to top quality standards and continuous improvement in our manufacturing, customer service, and product support. Please Contact Us to request information regarding our Cold Air Gun products.
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